Japanese builds creepy 'snowmen' inspired by Noh masks

While Japan was hit by heavy snowfall recently, Fukui prefecture reached a record-high of more than 1.30 metres last week. For some, it was a good reason to snuggle up in warm blankets at home, or to never leave the kotatsu — a low, wooden table covered by a futon, with a heat source underneath. For others, it was prime time to build snowmen, snow Pokemon, snow Totoro, and in some instances, chillingly eerie snow Noh masks.

“I filled up my parents’ car,” posted Japanese Twitter user @skull0502, along with two haunting photos of multiple snow Noh masks, looking as if they were pushing their way out of the car’s windscreen.

Noh is a classical Japanese musical drama, and the mask plays an integral part of the performance by emphasising facial expressions. There are many different types of mask but in this case, it seems to be a mask with a slight smile.

Together with the white snow and lighting, it looks quite possibly like the next Japanese horror film. Perhaps the real Noh mask at the front is cursed?

Other Twitter users were commenting, “This is too scary” and “My heart stopped,” while some let their creative juices flow and imagined it as the kind of boss character in games, which will not receive damage if you do not find and attack the real body.

It became even creepier after a night of snow, with the facial features vaguely visible.

The snow Noh masks look legit with the “Tokyo Ghoul” masks too.

For those who would like to create their next horror flick, @skull0502 had revealed his tricks and showed that he used a simple plastic Noh mask for this — not the ones carved from wood.

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